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mitt romney is up in the polls and under the skin of newt gingrich. with the all-important florida primary a day away newt gingrich is asking his conservatives to keep his contest with mitt romney alive. >> i believe the republican party will not nominate a p proabortion, progun, promoderate from massachusetts. >> reporter: romney is taking up a 15-point lead. ron paul isn't contesting florida, and rick santorum has gone back to pennsylvania to tend to his ailing daughter. that makes florida a virtual two-man contest. >> 196 house republicans that voted to reprimand newt gingrich when he was speaker. >> while romney has unleashed a harsh release of ads that's not why he's falling behind. >> i believe the real excuse for why he's not been connecting with people in florida is the failure of his message and the failure to connect with the people in this state. >> in florida, a nomination night that's gotten personal. rick santorum tells supporters his daughter has seen a miraculous recovery and he's heading out on the campaign trail today, but not to flo
mitt romney is up in the polls and under the skin of newt gingrich. with the all-important florida primary a day away newt gingrich is asking his conservatives to keep his contest with mitt romney alive. >> i believe the republican party will not nominate a p proabortion, progun, promoderate from massachusetts. >> reporter: romney is taking up a 15-point lead. ron paul isn't contesting florida, and rick santorum has gone back to pennsylvania to tend to his ailing daughter. that...
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poll numbers improving. >> they're looking very good. >> reporter: after the debate, romney is within two points of the president. and tomorrow, both candidates head to ohio, battleground ohio, where early voting is already under way. tomorrow is the last day to register to vote there. veronica? >> thank you. mitt romney will deliver that major policy speech before noon eastern, but the obama campaign is issuing a preemptive strike with this new tv ad criticizing the republican candidate's past foreign policy faux pas. take a look. >> reckless. amateurish. that's what news media and fellow republicans called mitt romney's gaffe-filled july tour of england, israel, and poland, when our u.s. diplomats were attacked in libya, "the new york times" said romney's response showed an extraordinary lack of presidential character. >> the obama campaign sed this will be romney's seventh speech on foreign policy. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez gets to keep his job for another seven years, but his re-election came in the slimmest margin ever in his nearly 14 years in power. actor danny glove
poll numbers improving. >> they're looking very good. >> reporter: after the debate, romney is within two points of the president. and tomorrow, both candidates head to ohio, battleground ohio, where early voting is already under way. tomorrow is the last day to register to vote there. veronica? >> thank you. mitt romney will deliver that major policy speech before noon eastern, but the obama campaign is issuing a preemptive strike with this new tv ad criticizing the...
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romney won that poll by seven points. santorum accused romney's campaign of stacking the audience. >> well, you have to talk to the romney campaign and how many tickets they bought. we've heard all sorts of things. >> a romney spokeswoman says that santorum's claims are not true and noted that romney won a related telephone survey. >>> today is the last day to register to vote in virginia ahead of the republican presidential primary. only mitt romney and ron paul qualify for the ballot. virginia's gop primary is on super tuesday which is march 6. >>> the virginia state house is expected to vote today on bills that would make it easier to get rid of public school teachers. the bill would get rid of continuing contracts for teachers which are almost always renewed and replace them with three-year contracts. supporters say right now it's too easy for teachers to receive tenure and too difficult to take it away. opponents say it would lower teacher morale because they wouldn't feel they had any job security. if the bill passe
romney won that poll by seven points. santorum accused romney's campaign of stacking the audience. >> well, you have to talk to the romney campaign and how many tickets they bought. we've heard all sorts of things. >> a romney spokeswoman says that santorum's claims are not true and noted that romney won a related telephone survey. >>> today is the last day to register to vote in virginia ahead of the republican presidential primary. only mitt romney and ron paul qualify...
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nonbinding primary last month, but romney says straw polls don't count. >> we didn't participate as a campaign in iowa straw poll or florida straw poll. but when the delegates are at stake, that's when we go to work. >> reporter: and new this morning, mitt romney has won the hawaii caucuses with 45% of the vote. newt gingrich came in last there after ron paul. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> and rick santorum made up a little ground on mitt romney in the delegate count yesterday, but yesterday's primaries might have shown problems with romney's campaign. this morning on the "today" show, chuck todd said that romney is still struggling to connect with many republicans. >> he is not winning the heart and soul of the republican party. this has always been the challenge, right. eight, nine months ago we kept saying mitt romney is the guy, the favorite for the nomination, but nobody was quite sure how he gets there, how the end game happens. and we're still in that place. how does he land this plane? it's not clear. he has the math. i mean, ironically, he may win the night on dell
nonbinding primary last month, but romney says straw polls don't count. >> we didn't participate as a campaign in iowa straw poll or florida straw poll. but when the delegates are at stake, that's when we go to work. >> reporter: and new this morning, mitt romney has won the hawaii caucuses with 45% of the vote. newt gingrich came in last there after ron paul. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> and rick santorum made up a little ground on mitt romney in the delegate...
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mitt romney. this time, it's rick santorum. buoyed by upset wins last week in colorado, minnesota and missouri, rick santorum has done what many conservative candidates have done before him -- caught up to romney. >> polls come and go. >> no newer than four national poms out today have santorum, who was thumped out of the senate in 2006 by a whopping 18 points, now either slightly ahead or virtually tied with romney. for romney, it's a familiar spot, holding steady with his establishment republican supporting but failing to capture the hearts and minds of rank and file conservatives. but it's not for a lack of trying. >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. i understand that the battles we as conservatives must fight -- >> reporter: starting february 28, the republican race goes national. 18 contests over 15 days. but it's the next state up that's take on extra significance, michigan. it's the state where romney was born and raised, a fact he's not afraid to remind voters of in this
mitt romney. this time, it's rick santorum. buoyed by upset wins last week in colorado, minnesota and missouri, rick santorum has done what many conservative candidates have done before him -- caught up to romney. >> polls come and go. >> no newer than four national poms out today have santorum, who was thumped out of the senate in 2006 by a whopping 18 points, now either slightly ahead or virtually tied with romney. for romney, it's a familiar spot, holding steady with his...
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a poll shows romney trailing the president by 8% points. president obama would defeat the other republican candidates even more decisively in virginia, according to the same poll. he leads rick santorum by nine points. his lead over newt gingrich is 19%. the president leads ron paul by ten points, as well. >>> the funeral procession for a fallen marine in virginia is taking place now. marine corps captain michael quinn is on his way to arlington national cemetery. the procession could cause some delays for drivers on route 7. the purcellville, virginia, native died in a helicopter crash last month during training in arizona. captain quinn was one of seven killed in that accident. >>> 6:07 the time. a health alert. the common medication that could lower cancer risk? why you may not want to start popping them right now, though. >>> also, a new went who said she heard everything the night an unarmed teenager was shot and killed. >>> the fog is hanging over parts of our area. >>> weather & traffic on the 1s. 6:11. we're seeing dense fog out the
a poll shows romney trailing the president by 8% points. president obama would defeat the other republican candidates even more decisively in virginia, according to the same poll. he leads rick santorum by nine points. his lead over newt gingrich is 19%. the president leads ron paul by ten points, as well. >>> the funeral procession for a fallen marine in virginia is taking place now. marine corps captain michael quinn is on his way to arlington national cemetery. the procession could...
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romney's poll numbers are up quite a bit in recent days. setting up the stage for a possible upset win there. gingrich has said that super tuesday would reignite his campaign, and he's looking to southern states like tennessee to make that happen. pundits say that gingrich does have to win his home state of georgia. the state relevant in the race here. georgia will deliver the largest share of delegates today, 76. some states won't be closely watched. romney expected to win big in virginia, vermont, and in massachusetts. rick santorum likes his chances in oklahoma. ron paul focusing all of his attention on alaska, idaho, and north dakota where he could see his first wins of the primary season today. >> perhaps trying to steal some of the super tuesday thunder, president obama will hold his first news conference of the year. white house officials insist the timing is coincidental. you can watch the news conference live at 1:00 here on nbc 4. >>> and we'll keep a close eye on the votes as they come in. look for election coverage starting at 1
romney's poll numbers are up quite a bit in recent days. setting up the stage for a possible upset win there. gingrich has said that super tuesday would reignite his campaign, and he's looking to southern states like tennessee to make that happen. pundits say that gingrich does have to win his home state of georgia. the state relevant in the race here. georgia will deliver the largest share of delegates today, 76. some states won't be closely watched. romney expected to win big in virginia,...
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for a while ron paul did those polls. they make reference to the win by romney. romney's spokeswoman said that santorum has a history of making statements that are not grounded in the truth. now, moving forward to today and what's going on here in washington in virginia nearby today, president obama will unveil his 2013 budget plan. it promises, he says, to cut $4 trillion from the budget over 10 years with some new spending in areas like education and transportation, but also some new taxes, letting the bush tax cuts expire for the wellty and 30% minimum tax on millionaires. lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington. thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a woman in virginia almost was killed when powerful winds brought a tree down on her home. she was sleeping, pinning her to the bed. firefighters worked over an hour to free the woman who suffered life-threatening injuries. unfort analystly the good news end there. building inspectors deemed her house uninhabitable. >>> this weekend the winter continued is bi
for a while ron paul did those polls. they make reference to the win by romney. romney's spokeswoman said that santorum has a history of making statements that are not grounded in the truth. now, moving forward to today and what's going on here in washington in virginia nearby today, president obama will unveil his 2013 budget plan. it promises, he says, to cut $4 trillion from the budget over 10 years with some new spending in areas like education and transportation, but also some new taxes,...
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if the romney lead in the polls holds in the actual polls tonight, if he emerges from florida on top, what does that mean for newt gingrich? as the campaign starts to stretch out a little bit, as the nonstop debates stop for a while, will the field thin out, for example 1234? after the voters of the single most valuable swing state on the electoral mall have their say tonight. it's another important moment we're looking at in a campaign that's already had more than its share. our political team is in place to cover it all tonight from the field. and here with us in the studio, we begin with nbc's peter alexander in tampa. pete erk good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. if he has a strong showing here tonight, romney's success may be due in large part to negative advertising. his campaign and supporters have spent more than $15 million. the romney campaign has aired just a single positive ad, and that was featuring romney's son in spanish. heavily favored tonight, romney made hisvoters in tampa, trying to shore up support in a state he lost four years ago. >> anne and c
if the romney lead in the polls holds in the actual polls tonight, if he emerges from florida on top, what does that mean for newt gingrich? as the campaign starts to stretch out a little bit, as the nonstop debates stop for a while, will the field thin out, for example 1234? after the voters of the single most valuable swing state on the electoral mall have their say tonight. it's another important moment we're looking at in a campaign that's already had more than its share. our political team...
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romney won saturday's straw poll at the conservative political action conference, cpac, by seven points. santorum accused romney's campaign of stacking the audience. [ applause ] >> well, the romney campaign, we've heard all sorts of things. >> a romney spokeswoman responded pie saying santorum has a history of making statements that are not grounded in the truth. the campaign also noted that romney edged out santorum in a related phone survey. >>> catholic church leaders and republicans on capitol hill are rejecting a compromise on a birth control mandate. the obama administration revised a rule that required religiously affiliated organizations to cover the cost of contraceptives. instead, the president said employees could get free birth control through their health insurer. gop leaders say they have the streets stop that plan from moving forward. >> it's an accounting gimmick or a fig leaf. it's not a compromise. the president's doubled down. >> there's a parenthobroad const doesn't mean everyone has agreed with it. >> the white house stopped short of saying the president would veto
romney won saturday's straw poll at the conservative political action conference, cpac, by seven points. santorum accused romney's campaign of stacking the audience. [ applause ] >> well, the romney campaign, we've heard all sorts of things. >> a romney spokeswoman responded pie saying santorum has a history of making statements that are not grounded in the truth. the campaign also noted that romney edged out santorum in a related phone survey. >>> catholic church leaders...
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in march the president held a nine point lead and a politico poll shows romney with the one point lead over the president. >> the senate will vote on plan to keep interest rates on federal student loans from doubling july 1st. democrats want to pay for the freeze with a tax hike to social security and medicare payroll taxes for privately owned companies. republicans are demanding a vote on their own alternative. it would also freeze interest rates for a year but money would come from eliminating preventive health program. allowing interest rates to double would cost the average student about $1000 more over the life of the loan. >>> tom is going to talk about the weather. we might see more rain out there today, is that right? >> we need it, we do have a gray sky, we had a lot of cloudiness around this morning, around dawn we had quite a bit of sunshine breaking out just south and east of washington it's rather sunny but right over the metro area, it's all cloudy, that is a live view overlooking the potomac river. reagan national, a few thin spots on the cloud cover at 70. a rather bris
in march the president held a nine point lead and a politico poll shows romney with the one point lead over the president. >> the senate will vote on plan to keep interest rates on federal student loans from doubling july 1st. democrats want to pay for the freeze with a tax hike to social security and medicare payroll taxes for privately owned companies. republicans are demanding a vote on their own alternative. it would also freeze interest rates for a year but money would come from...
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now to washington, where romney won straw polls. it's an important nod for romney whose conservative credentials have been challenged throughout the campaign. he topped rick santorum, followed by newt gingrich and ron paul. but the big attention getter at this weekend's gathering was sarah palin who emerged with a rallying cry to voters. >> reporter: sarah palin late today before a raucous crowd and back on center stage. >> it is about one country united under god. we're not red or blue americans. we're red, white and blue and president obama, we are through with you. >> reporter: palin brought conservatives to their feet, mocking the president and dishing up plenty of red meat. >> he says he has a jobs plan to win the future. wtf, i know. and i'm the idiot. >> reporter: though she don't endorse a candidate as some had hoped an energized palin rallied the base at cpac, an influential annual meeting of activists on the right. >> our nominee must be ready, strong, fortified, passionate. a fighter for american ideals! >> reporter: many
now to washington, where romney won straw polls. it's an important nod for romney whose conservative credentials have been challenged throughout the campaign. he topped rick santorum, followed by newt gingrich and ron paul. but the big attention getter at this weekend's gathering was sarah palin who emerged with a rallying cry to voters. >> reporter: sarah palin late today before a raucous crowd and back on center stage. >> it is about one country united under god. we're not red or...
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chris: this week's associated press poll has romney at 30% but herman cain and rick perry have 39%. it looks like they don't have a thrill up their leg about this guy. they're not excited about this guy, nobody is on the right. but he looks like he's creeping up to inevitability. this may be the one year when likability doesn't matter. with housing starts slowing and unemployment still above 9%, consumer confidence worse than it was when reagan took on carter in 1980. with those forces in place, likability has nothing to do the republican party is feeling. they'll go with the guy they got. >> i compare him to the guy your parents always tried to fix you up with, and at first you said, no, no, no, but after you dated for a while, you're, like, that guy looks pretty good. chris: it's more about his prospects than your love affair with him? >> probably in the case of romney. chris: this is dull politics but the alternatives to romney, i get the sense they don't have anything to beat him with. >> one of the things i talk to, senate republicans, and do my own poll, i have yet to find one
chris: this week's associated press poll has romney at 30% but herman cain and rick perry have 39%. it looks like they don't have a thrill up their leg about this guy. they're not excited about this guy, nobody is on the right. but he looks like he's creeping up to inevitability. this may be the one year when likability doesn't matter. with housing starts slowing and unemployment still above 9%, consumer confidence worse than it was when reagan took on carter in 1980. with those forces in...
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romney's negative poll numbers are much lower than obama's, 29% negative for romney against 40% negative for obama. joe, it looks like the poll that nbc takes and the "wall street journal" completely verifies what you found in your long trip up and down the country? >> right. i mean, the great thing about americans is that going out there and actually talking to them is that you can't predict what they're going to say. and what they were saying this time is, hey, what about us? you guys in the media are always showing the tea party folks and now the occupy wall street folks. there is a great bunch of us in the middle who want to see deals made, who want to see compromise. and the "time magazine" poll this week, 89% said they would rather have politicians who compromise than those that stick to their principals. what people say when you ask them about the tea party is they're envious. how did those guys get the attention to the people in washington, not that they agree with them, but they envy the fact that the tea party got its message across. chris: if joe is right and his numbers match
romney's negative poll numbers are much lower than obama's, 29% negative for romney against 40% negative for obama. joe, it looks like the poll that nbc takes and the "wall street journal" completely verifies what you found in your long trip up and down the country? >> right. i mean, the great thing about americans is that going out there and actually talking to them is that you can't predict what they're going to say. and what they were saying this time is, hey, what about us?...
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some of the most striking poll numbers have been the romney numbers on general like aability. chris: why are they saying they're more pessimistic if approximate theys -- he's re-elected then? >> that's not voters overall. that's voters predisposed to vote for romney. certain questions in the in poll, for example, about whether people thought the economy would get better, worse, or stay the same depending who would get elected, by far the most on both sides said it would say the same. chris: why are whites tougher on obama when it comes to optimism or pessimism? white voters lean right now, look, the same poll asks which man would be better at setting a proper moral tone for the country? among working class white voters, 49% said romney would be better at setting the right moral tone. less than half that, just 23% of white working people say obama would be better at setting the right moral tone. david, i'm looking at this, looking for code, i think i see it. what has obama done in any way to make people question his moral tone. >> if you're asking is race possibly playing a rol
some of the most striking poll numbers have been the romney numbers on general like aability. chris: why are they saying they're more pessimistic if approximate theys -- he's re-elected then? >> that's not voters overall. that's voters predisposed to vote for romney. certain questions in the in poll, for example, about whether people thought the economy would get better, worse, or stay the same depending who would get elected, by far the most on both sides said it would say the same....
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mitt romney won saturday's straw poll at the cpac conference. the conservative political action conference here in washington. santorum says that romney's campaign rigged the outcome by putting mostly romney supporters in the audience. a romney spokeswoman says santorum's claims are not true and noted that romney also won a related telephone survey. >>> the next contest in arizona and michigan are not until the end of february on the 28th. so far, mitt romney leads the delegate count with 123. santorum second with 72 delegates to his name. newt gingrich has 32, followed by ron paul with 19. a candidate needs 1,144 delegates to become the republican nominee. >>> the vice president of china is on his way to the u.s. for a visit with president obama. vice president ping is expected to become president of china and wants to rebuild trust between the two countries. the vice president will also visit iowa and california to meet with local business leaders. >>> this week jurors in the george huguely murder trial are expected to hear testimony about the
mitt romney won saturday's straw poll at the cpac conference. the conservative political action conference here in washington. santorum says that romney's campaign rigged the outcome by putting mostly romney supporters in the audience. a romney spokeswoman says santorum's claims are not true and noted that romney also won a related telephone survey. >>> the next contest in arizona and michigan are not until the end of february on the 28th. so far, mitt romney leads the delegate count...
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critics are blasting romney's pick of paul ryan. romney's polling poorly in key states. he's still under attack in the super pac ad that even some democrats call unfair, and romney went off on president obama. >> his campaign strategy is to smash america apart and then try to cobble together 51% of the pieces. >> reporter: mr. obama too has made the contest more personal. on tax cuts for the rich. >> governor romney expects you to pay for it. >> reporter: joe biden told an audience romney would roll back bank regulations and put them back in chains. romney doubled down on cbs. >> the president's campaign is all about division and attack and hatred. >> reporter: a new side of romney. >> candidates are human beings and they show human emotion. they generally suffer for showing too much emotion, though, particularly anger. >> reporter: politicians now that's the rule. sometimes it's hard to follow. even though mitt romney's had a disciplined record of controlling his emotions. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news watch. >>> when "news4 at 4" continues, miley cyrus gets people tal
critics are blasting romney's pick of paul ryan. romney's polling poorly in key states. he's still under attack in the super pac ad that even some democrats call unfair, and romney went off on president obama. >> his campaign strategy is to smash america apart and then try to cobble together 51% of the pieces. >> reporter: mr. obama too has made the contest more personal. on tax cuts for the rich. >> governor romney expects you to pay for it. >> reporter: joe biden told...
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drama behind the scenes of the romney campaign as three new polls out suggest it may not be as close as it once was. >>> more news tonight about the worst drought in half a century. and the devastation to a big american crop. >>> plus, some extreme weather warnings tonight. >>> in wisconsin, a sea of people after a tragedy. coming together in a show of peace and unity. >>> here in london at the olympics, the curse of the baton. what that handoff has done to give team usa such trouble. luckily their successes roll on, so does "nbc nightly news" from london. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. in a matter of days, when the olympic flame and the stadium behind us here is put out and the nonstop television coverage signs off, and the summer of 2012 continues and thoughts turn to politics, in a matter of days we will know mitt romney's choice for a running mate. some new polls just out show romney may face a bit more of an uphill race than he expected right about now. but the gop convention, their chance to show off their candidate, their ticket, begins in 17 d
drama behind the scenes of the romney campaign as three new polls out suggest it may not be as close as it once was. >>> more news tonight about the worst drought in half a century. and the devastation to a big american crop. >>> plus, some extreme weather warnings tonight. >>> in wisconsin, a sea of people after a tragedy. coming together in a show of peace and unity. >>> here in london at the olympics, the curse of the baton. what that handoff has done to...
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. >> meanwhile a just released poll indicates romney is losing grounds for the president in key swing states. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. >> reporter: good morning. mitt romney is hoping to get back on message today but all the talk here is about that secretly reported tape and all of this comes at the same time that a new poll is released showing the race for president is not as tight as it was. president obama is pulling ahead of mitt romney in battleground states most likely to decide the election. a poll of voters in colorado, virginia and wisconsin shows a virtual tie in colorado with president obama ahead by one point, a six point swing from the last poll in august. in virginia the president holds a four point lead and is now over 50%. and in wisconsin the president maintains the same 51-45% lead he did august 8th and wiped out the gains romney made after adding paul ryan to the ticket. the president has gained the most in an area that's been romney's strongest point who would do a better job on the economy. the president wiped out a ten-point disadvantage on that
. >> meanwhile a just released poll indicates romney is losing grounds for the president in key swing states. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. >> reporter: good morning. mitt romney is hoping to get back on message today but all the talk here is about that secretly reported tape and all of this comes at the same time that a new poll is released showing the race for president is not as tight as it was. president obama is pulling ahead of mitt romney in battleground states...
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but today's poll finds he has a far greater advantage with women now, leading governor romney among women by 25 points. ( cheers and applause ) the president's support among ohio women has surged six point just in the past month. one reason can be found in their answers to this poll question: about which candidate cares about their needs and problems. 65% of ohio women said president obama. 33% said governor romney. tonda young, the glennford, ohio, described herself as an independent in the poll but she's been swayed by democratic ads painting romney as a ruthless businessman. >> they've said on testified, anyway, that he's put all these poor people out of business, taken all these jobs away from the united states. >> reporter: mr. obama has also narrowed the gap among a group of voters that he has struggled to win over in the past-- whites without a college degree. in august, mr. obama trade romney by 13 points with this group. now he trails by just three points. part of that has to do with his consistent emphasis on the 2009 auto bailout, which democrats claim saved 45,000 jobs in this
but today's poll finds he has a far greater advantage with women now, leading governor romney among women by 25 points. ( cheers and applause ) the president's support among ohio women has surged six point just in the past month. one reason can be found in their answers to this poll question: about which candidate cares about their needs and problems. 65% of ohio women said president obama. 33% said governor romney. tonda young, the glennford, ohio, described herself as an independent in the...
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michigan and arizona vote today, and mitt romney holds a comfortable lead in the polls in arizona. the rate in his home state of michigan is quite a different story. we could see a fight drag on until the republican convention in august if he loses michigan. nbc's tracie potts joins us live with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: joe, good morning. republican insiders are saying that romney's got to pull out michigan today. he's got to win his home state to avoid the prolonged fight. that's exactly how voters are describing it. the polls are tied now, virtually tied, within the margin of error in michigan. they've been back and forth, romney up, santorum up at different points. and voters, some of them that we've heard from say they're getting frustrated with the attacks, not so much talking about the issues, but the two top contenders, mitt romney and rick santorum, attacking each other. listen to what part of the candidates had to say about each other yesterday and then some analysis of why this primary is really like 14 different primaries. >> senator santorum's a nice guy, b
michigan and arizona vote today, and mitt romney holds a comfortable lead in the polls in arizona. the rate in his home state of michigan is quite a different story. we could see a fight drag on until the republican convention in august if he loses michigan. nbc's tracie potts joins us live with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: joe, good morning. republican insiders are saying that romney's got to pull out michigan today. he's got to win his home state to avoid the prolonged fight....
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the polls are open for one final hour as mitt romney's momentum turns into a battle with surging newt gingrich. we begin with the winter weather, some snow gave us some slush at the beginning of the day. now there's nom size out there. now our concerns turn to tonight. we hit the road in d.c., maryland and virginia. we begin with meteorologist chuck bell in storm center 4. chuck? >> good evening, aaron, good evening, everybody, all the precipitation is completely done with our area, that's the good news, the bad news is that temperatures are just barely over the freezing mark. we expect a hard refreeze by early in the morning. current temperatures, already back below freezing in northern montgomery county, right at the freezing mark at national airport. how much snow and ice did we end up with? nearly two inches. generally less than an inch around the immediate metro suburbs. the precip is gone, the skies are clearing out, that will allow your temperature to continue to fall. any little puddles and things you see on the sidewalks, be extra careful, they're going to be refreezing in th
the polls are open for one final hour as mitt romney's momentum turns into a battle with surging newt gingrich. we begin with the winter weather, some snow gave us some slush at the beginning of the day. now there's nom size out there. now our concerns turn to tonight. we hit the road in d.c., maryland and virginia. we begin with meteorologist chuck bell in storm center 4. chuck? >> good evening, aaron, good evening, everybody, all the precipitation is completely done with our area,...
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romney with some ground to make up. the poll just out this morning has president obama up 10 points in the buckeye state, he had six point lead before the convention. >> we tried before, if it don't work, we don't like it, we're not going back. >> reporter: the numbers are similar in florida where the president has a nine point lead over romney and in pennsylvania he's maintained a double digit advantage for a couple of months now. but it's ohio that's been the main focus of the campaign. with president obama and his republican rival each making his 14th trip to the state. >> here in ohio -- >> reporter: turn on the tv in ohio and this is what you're likely to see. both campaigns spent more here than any other state. president obama and his allies have spent nearly $48 million on ads in the state since may 1st. romney is not far behind. he and the super p.a.c.s supporting him have pumped in nearly 43 million. >> how can people say they want four more years of president obama. we can't afford four more years of president
romney with some ground to make up. the poll just out this morning has president obama up 10 points in the buckeye state, he had six point lead before the convention. >> we tried before, if it don't work, we don't like it, we're not going back. >> reporter: the numbers are similar in florida where the president has a nine point lead over romney and in pennsylvania he's maintained a double digit advantage for a couple of months now. but it's ohio that's been the main focus of the...
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a poll of virginia voters shows that romney trails the president by 8% points right now. even if romney were to choose virginia governor book mcdonnell as his running mate, the polls show him trailing by 7%. president obama would defeat any other republican candidate even more decisively in virginia, according to that same quinnipiac poll. >>> today friends and family will say their final farewell to a marine from virginia. marine corps captain michael quinn will be buried at arlington national cemetery today. the purcellville native was killed near yuma, arizona. he was one of seven killed in the accident. >>> the girlfriend of an unarmed florida teenager killed is shedding new light on the case. trayvon martin was killed by a neighborhood watch representative last month. george zimmerman told police he acted in self-defense. he's not been charged. now the attorney said cell phone records show trayvon was on the phone with his girlfriend when zimmerman confronted him. >> she heard trayvon say, why are you following me. then she hears the other boy say, what are you doing
a poll of virginia voters shows that romney trails the president by 8% points right now. even if romney were to choose virginia governor book mcdonnell as his running mate, the polls show him trailing by 7%. president obama would defeat any other republican candidate even more decisively in virginia, according to that same quinnipiac poll. >>> today friends and family will say their final farewell to a marine from virginia. marine corps captain michael quinn will be buried at arlington...
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here in new hampshire, mitt romney's polling now at 41%. none of his rivals have even half that. live in manchester, i'm steve handelsman. jim, back to you. >> what other opportunities will those rivals have to go after romney between now and voting day in new hampshire? >> reporter: there's going to be a tv battle. gingrich has some money. he's made it clear he is going to say a lot of nasty things about romney and throw up the kind of ads he charges the group supporting romney. ron paul through up to take him, newt gingrich down in iowa. look ahead to saturday and sunday. unusual back-to-back political debates here in new hampshire. gingrich is going to be there. he's going to lead the attacks on romney and look for everybody else to join in. >> yeah, he is fired up, safe to say. steve handelsman live for us in new hampshire. thank you. >>> president obama meanwhile is out pushing his message to the middle class saying he is on their side. mr. obama visited a democratic district near cleveland, ohio today. the trip brought a controversial move. he used his recess power to appoi
here in new hampshire, mitt romney's polling now at 41%. none of his rivals have even half that. live in manchester, i'm steve handelsman. jim, back to you. >> what other opportunities will those rivals have to go after romney between now and voting day in new hampshire? >> reporter: there's going to be a tv battle. gingrich has some money. he's made it clear he is going to say a lot of nasty things about romney and throw up the kind of ads he charges the group supporting romney....
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romney's poll numbers are up quite a bit in recent days, setting the stage for a possible upset win there. gingrich has said that super tuesday would reignite his campaign. and he's looking to southern states like tennessee to make that happen. pundits say that gingrich does have to win his home state of georgia. the state relevant in the race here. georgia will deliver the largest share of delegates today. 76. some states won't be closely watched. romney expected to win big in virginia, vermont, and in massachusetts. rick santorum likes his chances in oklahoma. ron paul focusing all of his attention on alaska, idaho, and north dakota, where he could see his first wins of the primary season today. >>> mitt romney is expected to cruise to an easy victory in virginia's presidential primary. he and ron paul are the only two candidates on the ballot. polls open at 6:00 this morning and will stay open until 7:00 tonight. newt gingrich and his wife will not cast votes today in virginia where they now live. a family spokesperson told nbc news the gingriches could not vote between mitt romney and
romney's poll numbers are up quite a bit in recent days, setting the stage for a possible upset win there. gingrich has said that super tuesday would reignite his campaign. and he's looking to southern states like tennessee to make that happen. pundits say that gingrich does have to win his home state of georgia. the state relevant in the race here. georgia will deliver the largest share of delegates today. 76. some states won't be closely watched. romney expected to win big in virginia,...
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here in new hampshire, romney is polling at 41%. none of his rivals have half that. from manchester new hampshire, i'm steve handelsman, news 4. jim, doreen, back to you. >>> president obama meanwhile is out pushing his message to the middle class. he visited a democratic district near cleveland, ohio today. he is using his power to promote a director of the financial protection bureau. >> without a director in place, the consumer watchdog agency we set up doesn't have all the tools it needs to protect the consumers. it's inexcusable. it's wrong. i refuse to take no for an answer. >> the nomination was held up by republicans in the house. the new agency is too powerful and unaccountable and they plan to do what they can to challenge the appointment. >>> harry thomas jr. is in negotiations for pleading guilty. he's accused of using $300,000 of city money for personal use. a plea bargain is close, but not yet a done deal. tom sherwood has more on this. >> jim, last night, we reported the plea deal was in the works. it's not a done deal but thomas could do prison time.
here in new hampshire, romney is polling at 41%. none of his rivals have half that. from manchester new hampshire, i'm steve handelsman, news 4. jim, doreen, back to you. >>> president obama meanwhile is out pushing his message to the middle class. he visited a democratic district near cleveland, ohio today. he is using his power to promote a director of the financial protection bureau. >> without a director in place, the consumer watchdog agency we set up doesn't have all the...
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it depends which polls you're looking at. a new pew research poll shows romney got a boost. gallup has the president up five points. they think he got a boost after the positive jobs report. mitt romney in virginia yesterday, he moves on today to iowa and ohio, but in virginia he gave a foreign policy speech where he said the world is more dangerous now because of the president's policies. he said he would appoint one person to be a czar to overlook a number of issues including syria where he wants to arm the rebels. president obama has spent a few days in california. another fund-raiser, another event there late last night where the president said that he has been courting hispanics there, but he also said that mitt romney's debate was more style over substance, that debate really fueling the polls and we'll see if it's affected by the vice presidential debate this week. vice president biden, paul ryan debate on thursday. both of them out of the public spotlight as they continue to study for that. ryan is in florida. vice president biden is in delaware. he says he is focusi
it depends which polls you're looking at. a new pew research poll shows romney got a boost. gallup has the president up five points. they think he got a boost after the positive jobs report. mitt romney in virginia yesterday, he moves on today to iowa and ohio, but in virginia he gave a foreign policy speech where he said the world is more dangerous now because of the president's policies. he said he would appoint one person to be a czar to overlook a number of issues including syria where he...
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but an abc poll shows that cain is running neck and neck with mitt romney. cain continues to deny the allegations. >>> there is also a new poll that shows mitt romney ahead of president obama. the routers poll asked who they would vote for if the election was held today. it shows romney winning by a slim margin, 44 to 43%. mr. obama led romney by six points in a poll taken in september. >>> tonight there is news that gabrielle giffords will go back to congress. congresswoman giffords revealed the plans in her upcoming barack obama bo-- book. she says that the toughest part was learning of the six people killed in that attack. she described her physical recovery in the book. she lost half the sight in both eyes and has to relearn how to walk and talk. her friends on capitol hill are not surprised she plans to return. >> she is saying more and able to articulate things in complex wapes and she is stronger. >> giffords and her husband also revealed that before the shooting they had been trying fertility treatments hoping she may get pregnant. >>> three men who
but an abc poll shows that cain is running neck and neck with mitt romney. cain continues to deny the allegations. >>> there is also a new poll that shows mitt romney ahead of president obama. the routers poll asked who they would vote for if the election was held today. it shows romney winning by a slim margin, 44 to 43%. mr. obama led romney by six points in a poll taken in september. >>> tonight there is news that gabrielle giffords will go back to congress. congresswoman...
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president obama still leads romney in the poll. relatively unchanged from last month's 49-43% spread. when asked specifically about ryan, voters are nearly evenly split. 22% say ryan makes them more likely to vote for romney while 23% say the ryan pick has the opposite effect. >>> a second suspect remain tons run this morning after leading police on a high speed chase on minneso monday. they gathered to remember officer adrian morris. they left plow we'res beside a bla black-draped car outside the district 6 station. morris was killed while chasing two suspects in betsville. one man was taken into custody yesterday. morris was not wearing his seat bell and was ejected from his cruiser. >>> a man in in the hospital after being shot in the head. the shooting happened around 10:30 last night along third street in southeast washington. the victim was unconscious when officers found him. he was rushed to the hospital. in last check he was listed in critical condition. so far police have not made any arrests or released a motive in the c
president obama still leads romney in the poll. relatively unchanged from last month's 49-43% spread. when asked specifically about ryan, voters are nearly evenly split. 22% say ryan makes them more likely to vote for romney while 23% say the ryan pick has the opposite effect. >>> a second suspect remain tons run this morning after leading police on a high speed chase on minneso monday. they gathered to remember officer adrian morris. they left plow we'res beside a bla black-draped car...
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he comes close to beating barack obama in match-up polls and romney is doing better in republican polls as rick perry has been fading. if romney so logical a choice, why all the frenzy over chris christie? what's wrong with mr. perfect? even a new title, romney looks perfect, and chris christie not so much. what's wrong with romney from sea to shining sea roots, from michigan to new hampshire where he summers or california where he lives. with christie, you have jersey. the biggest contrast, romney's restraint versus christie's non-p.c. style. see what you think about the contrast with christie. >> you have had your chance. anything else you want to say? >> i want to see what you are going to say. >> the way this is going to ask, you ask the question, you wait for my answer, if you don't like my answer, you can vote for someone else. >> you know what? it's people who raise their voices and yell and scream like you who are dividing this country. we are here to bring this country together, not to divide. >> john, chris: you addressed the contrast, like the democrats in 2008 that addressed
he comes close to beating barack obama in match-up polls and romney is doing better in republican polls as rick perry has been fading. if romney so logical a choice, why all the frenzy over chris christie? what's wrong with mr. perfect? even a new title, romney looks perfect, and chris christie not so much. what's wrong with romney from sea to shining sea roots, from michigan to new hampshire where he summers or california where he lives. with christie, you have jersey. the biggest contrast,...
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the latest poll shows romney leads, now up four points between the likely voters, but a new gallup poll shows the president up by five. looking to capitalize on his momentum, today, romney tried to frame himself as a steady commander-in-chief, and in what his campaign feels is a major foreign policy speech, accusing president obama of weak leadership. >> i know that president obama hopes for a weaker middle east, but hope is not a strategy. >> reporter: and calling for a change of course, but offering few new policy details, romney argued that the middle east is a more dangerous place since the president took office, citing serious civil war. the potential of a nuclear iran, and last month's terrorist attack in libya, that left four americans, including the u.s. ambassador, dead. >> it is our responsibility, and the responsibility of the president to use his greatest power to shape history, not to lead from behind. >> reporter: the obama campaign was quick with a rebut all, they talked about specifics. >> now i'm a professor, he gave absolutely no specifics. >> reporter: in california t
the latest poll shows romney leads, now up four points between the likely voters, but a new gallup poll shows the president up by five. looking to capitalize on his momentum, today, romney tried to frame himself as a steady commander-in-chief, and in what his campaign feels is a major foreign policy speech, accusing president obama of weak leadership. >> i know that president obama hopes for a weaker middle east, but hope is not a strategy. >> reporter: and calling for a change of...
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in a brand new nbc news marist poll, romney enjoys a 20% lead. even in south carolina, romney's up big. a new times cnn poll has him leading santorum by 18 points. santorum is criss-crossing new hampshire, stopping today at a gun store in jaffrey as he tries to build on that iowa momentum. with the attention comes scrutiny. today santorum pushed back on a washington post report that he parlayed senate access to make a fortune from his so-called k street lobbying connections. >> i didn't profit off of k street. i wasn't involved in any work at all on k street. i referred clients to folks and that was pretty much the extent of what i did. >> reporter: at times this week, santorum's campaign has seemed overwhelmed. >> do we have a problem? >> reporter: like today when a fire marshal interrupted an event. and last night when he was booed off stage by college students after comparing gay marriage to polygamy. still, santorum may benefit from efforts by key social conservatives who believe they need to rally around a single anti-romney candidate. >> th
in a brand new nbc news marist poll, romney enjoys a 20% lead. even in south carolina, romney's up big. a new times cnn poll has him leading santorum by 18 points. santorum is criss-crossing new hampshire, stopping today at a gun store in jaffrey as he tries to build on that iowa momentum. with the attention comes scrutiny. today santorum pushed back on a washington post report that he parlayed senate access to make a fortune from his so-called k street lobbying connections. >> i didn't...
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he's trying to hold on to a slim lead over mitt romney in virginia polls. >>> romney is going to another swing state, pennsylvania. this trip comes on the heels of the word that the republican nominee could announce his vice presidential pick by the end of the week. while at a fund-raiser in louisiana yesterday senior romney adviser eric fernstrom told reporters hes hasn't finalized it. if so, it would be an unusually early announcement for the second spot on the ticket. >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke will testify before congress today. the chairman will give his semi annual report today and tomorrow. could offer some hint on whether the fed plans on responding to the recent string of poor economic reports, including june's disappointing jobs numbers. >>> surprising allegations against treasury department employ we's this morning. a watchdog says a number of workers are being investigating for unethical and perhaps illegal behavior. they solicited prostitutes, broke conflict of interest rules and accepted giftses from bank execs. most of the employees do act ethically and they
he's trying to hold on to a slim lead over mitt romney in virginia polls. >>> romney is going to another swing state, pennsylvania. this trip comes on the heels of the word that the republican nominee could announce his vice presidential pick by the end of the week. while at a fund-raiser in louisiana yesterday senior romney adviser eric fernstrom told reporters hes hasn't finalized it. if so, it would be an unusually early announcement for the second spot on the ticket. >>>...
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and that six-point lead that he has as of now in our poll over governor romney, saying the reason he's not doing very well in ohio is because he opposed the auto industry. a lot of those workers were based here in ohio. governor romney was also in ohio over the weekend up in cleveland, but where he got a lot of attention was in pennsylvania. this was his first and last stop during the general election in pennsylvania. it's sort of a new strategy for the romney campaign to go after pennsylvania. they have voted democratic for the last 20 years, but now late in the game, romney's team seems to think that they can win pennsylvania, and they are putting a lot of focus over the weekend, they did, into pennsylvania. vice president biden was also in ohio along with paul ryan. again, a lot of people focusing on ohio. we were here for early voting yesterday. the lines are extremely long. veronica? >> tracy potts this morning in cincinnati. tracy, thank you. >>> there was anger and frustration in florida where voters lined up to cast absentee ball lots after being cut off from the early voting d
and that six-point lead that he has as of now in our poll over governor romney, saying the reason he's not doing very well in ohio is because he opposed the auto industry. a lot of those workers were based here in ohio. governor romney was also in ohio over the weekend up in cleveland, but where he got a lot of attention was in pennsylvania. this was his first and last stop during the general election in pennsylvania. it's sort of a new strategy for the romney campaign to go after pennsylvania....
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younger viewers, our polling on african-americans, zero for mitt romney. are you concerned that republican party is not making much progress toward becoming a nation of converts, politically, philosophically? >> i'm concerned about it over the long haul, for sure. our demographics are changing. and we have to change not necessarily our core beliefs but the tone of our message and the message and the intensity of it for sure. i don't think that's going to have an impact in this election though. so there is a gender gap in favor of president obama among women. in a dead heat, there's obviously going to be a gender gap for men in favor of romney. this is going to be a close election. but long-term conservative principles if they're to be successful and implemented, there has to be a concerted effort to reach out to a much broader audience than we do today. >> you talk about the importance of the race and how tight it's going to be. florida, yet again, is going to matter hugely. we did some analysis based on where we look at the electoral map right now. if pre
younger viewers, our polling on african-americans, zero for mitt romney. are you concerned that republican party is not making much progress toward becoming a nation of converts, politically, philosophically? >> i'm concerned about it over the long haul, for sure. our demographics are changing. and we have to change not necessarily our core beliefs but the tone of our message and the message and the intensity of it for sure. i don't think that's going to have an impact in this election...
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will be battling for attention there, but the latest cbs news poll swing state shows romney with some ground to make up. the poll just out this morning has president obama up ten points in the buckeye state. he had a six-point lead before the conventions. >> we don't like it. we're not going back. >> reporter: the numbers are similar in florida where the president now has a nine-point lead over romney and in pennsylvania he's maintained a double-digit advantage for a couple of months now. but it's ohio that's been the main focus of the campaign with president obama and his republic rival each making his 14th trip to the state. turn on a tv set in ohio and this is what you'll likely see during a commercial break. both campaigns sent more here than any other state. president obama and his allies have spent nearly $48 million on ads in the state since may 1. romney is not far behind. he and the super pack supporting him have pumped in nearly $43 million. >> how in the world can people say they want four more years of president obama? we can't afford four more years of president obama. >>
will be battling for attention there, but the latest cbs news poll swing state shows romney with some ground to make up. the poll just out this morning has president obama up ten points in the buckeye state. he had a six-point lead before the conventions. >> we don't like it. we're not going back. >> reporter: the numbers are similar in florida where the president now has a nine-point lead over romney and in pennsylvania he's maintained a double-digit advantage for a couple of...
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according to a new nbc/maris poll, romney is getting 42% of the vote. that's compared with 27% for rival newt gingrich. rick santorum is third with 16%, followed by 11% for ron paul. >>> today newt gingrich will get help campaigning in florida from former gop rival akron akron. michael reagan -- rival herman cain. michael reagan, son of former president ronald reagan, also showed support. >> the real reason he hasn't been successful connecting with the people of florida, is because of his message and his failure to connect to the needs of the people in this state. >> i believe the republican party will not nominate a pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase moderate from massachusetts. >> 50 delegates are up for grabs in florida. early votes there seem to be favoring romney. >>> rick santorum says he'll resume campaigning today, but not in florida. he has stops in missouri and minnesota. he spent the weekend with his 3 yelled daughter who was in a hospital in philadelphia. she has pneumonia. >>> 6:06 our time. the first family takes a sunday stro
according to a new nbc/maris poll, romney is getting 42% of the vote. that's compared with 27% for rival newt gingrich. rick santorum is third with 16%, followed by 11% for ron paul. >>> today newt gingrich will get help campaigning in florida from former gop rival akron akron. michael reagan -- rival herman cain. michael reagan, son of former president ronald reagan, also showed support. >> the real reason he hasn't been successful connecting with the people of florida, is...
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mitt romney came in as the front-runner with a big lead in the polls in new hampshire. romney did not do anything to really hurt his campaign, experts say, but the spotlight during the debate seemed to be on herman cain. the former godfather's pizza ceo is surging right now in the polls, in part thanks to his catchy 9, 9, 9 tax plan. >> 9% corporate business flat tax, 9% personal income flat tax, and a 9% national sales tax -- 9, 9, 9. jobs, jobs, jobs. >> texas governor rick perry tried to give his sagging poll numbers a bit of a boost, pushing for opening america up to more energy production. he also attacked front-runner romney for his health care plan in massachusetts. >>> republicans had pushed for new jersey governor chris christie to jump into the presidential race. now that he's not running, christie is endorsing mitt romney, giving his campaign a boost just hours ahead of the debate. the move could also steer campaign donors who had been waiting for christie's decision over to romney. christie says america needs a leader like romney because we cannot afford ano
mitt romney came in as the front-runner with a big lead in the polls in new hampshire. romney did not do anything to really hurt his campaign, experts say, but the spotlight during the debate seemed to be on herman cain. the former godfather's pizza ceo is surging right now in the polls, in part thanks to his catchy 9, 9, 9 tax plan. >> 9% corporate business flat tax, 9% personal income flat tax, and a 9% national sales tax -- 9, 9, 9. jobs, jobs, jobs. >> texas governor rick perry...
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in national poll, but romney continues to have the edge in florida. voters head to the polls there on tuesday. and there's some controversy tonight over mitt romney's latest ad airing in florida, that features a clip in 1997 of former nbc nightly news anchor tom brokaw report on the day that newt gingrich was found guilty of ethics violations. nbc news and tom brokaw have requested that all news materials have been withdrawn from the ad. the romney campaign says they believe they still have the right to air the ad, which is scheduled to run through tuesday. it was a here reeo's homecoming mega scale. they wanted to say thank you for serving in iraq and they did it with facebook. john yang has more. >> reporter: today, america's heartland answered the call. st. louis had the first parade to mark the end of the nine-year mission in iraq. no says there won't be a parade like after the first gulf war in 1991. pentagon officials say it would be premature with troops still in afghanistan. but in st. louis, friends tom applebaum and greg snyder disagreed. >>
in national poll, but romney continues to have the edge in florida. voters head to the polls there on tuesday. and there's some controversy tonight over mitt romney's latest ad airing in florida, that features a clip in 1997 of former nbc nightly news anchor tom brokaw report on the day that newt gingrich was found guilty of ethics violations. nbc news and tom brokaw have requested that all news materials have been withdrawn from the ad. the romney campaign says they believe they still have the...
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. >>> in decision 2012 tonight, mitt romney got a shot in the arm, a straw poll put romney another the top of the pile. that news came as sarah palin revved up the crowd. nbc's brian moore has the story. >> reporter: mitt romney edged out rick santorum in a straw poll saturday at the conservative public action conference this washington. newt gingrich and ron paul finished a distant third and fourth. it's completely unofficial, but could telegraph an important signal to voters in upcoming contests. the results were announced as maine wrappeded up their caucuses. >> we aren't red americans, we're not blue americans, we're red, white and blue and president, obama, we are threw with you. >> reporter: but the biggest draw was the presidential candida candidates, romney argued his conservative credentials. >> i was a self-conservative republican governor. >> gingrich and santorum were preaching to a choir that knows them well. now after weeks of action, there is a lull until the end of to the month primaries. a chance for the candidates to retrench but not rest. brian moor nbc news, washing
. >>> in decision 2012 tonight, mitt romney got a shot in the arm, a straw poll put romney another the top of the pile. that news came as sarah palin revved up the crowd. nbc's brian moore has the story. >> reporter: mitt romney edged out rick santorum in a straw poll saturday at the conservative public action conference this washington. newt gingrich and ron paul finished a distant third and fourth. it's completely unofficial, but could telegraph an important signal to voters in...
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a "new york times"/cbs poll gives santorum 30% to romney's 27%. but a gallup center daily poll gives romney 32 to santorum's 30. all three polls are close enough to be considered a statistical tie. >>> checking on the forecast. >> couple of light showers into portions of the region. we could see a few more this evening, but then an even bigger storm is on the horizon. a storm out there that may actually hold some snow. i'll show you when i come up with your forecast. >> reporter: doug, it's mason/vcu, couple of cinderella stories, fighting for first place here in fairfax. we will hear from mason's head coach paul hewitt. also, an update on mik >> announcer: you're watching "news4 at 6." >>> anytime dan gets to go to a basketball court or hockey rink or any place else he can instead of here, he goes! having a good time, rchbt you, dan? who's playing? >> reporter: yeah, guys, it's george mason and vcu. mason and vcu tied for first place in the caa. of course, vcu coming off that great final four run last year, and the interesting thing about these t
a "new york times"/cbs poll gives santorum 30% to romney's 27%. but a gallup center daily poll gives romney 32 to santorum's 30. all three polls are close enough to be considered a statistical tie. >>> checking on the forecast. >> couple of light showers into portions of the region. we could see a few more this evening, but then an even bigger storm is on the horizon. a storm out there that may actually hold some snow. i'll show you when i come up with your forecast....
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>> reporter: picking the congressional conservative did not help mitt romney's poll numbers much. president obama with teachers in nevada today leads 48 to 48% in the nbc news/wall street journal poll. he's ten points ahead in voter like ability. and in recent polls running ahead with women, who outnumbered men in his camera shot at today's speech. >> we've got more work to do, we've got more good teachers to hire. >> reporter: in iowa, mitt romney mentioned women. >> it is free men and women that drive our economy. freedom is what makes america work. and president obama, bless his heart, has tried to substitute government for free people, and it has not worked and it will never work. >> reporter: not helping romney is republican todd akin, still standing, refusing romney's call to quit the missouri senate race, casting himself as an anti-abortion hero, after apologizing for claiming legitimate rape victims can't get pregnant. >> i don't apologize for the fact that i am strong in my belief of pro life. >> reporter: five days before romney's convention in tampa, tropical storm isaa
>> reporter: picking the congressional conservative did not help mitt romney's poll numbers much. president obama with teachers in nevada today leads 48 to 48% in the nbc news/wall street journal poll. he's ten points ahead in voter like ability. and in recent polls running ahead with women, who outnumbered men in his camera shot at today's speech. >> we've got more work to do, we've got more good teachers to hire. >> reporter: in iowa, mitt romney mentioned women. >> it...
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mitt romney went to virginia, a swing state where the polls show the race tied, and made his closing argument. >> if the president were to be reelected, you'll see high levels of unemployment continue, and stalled wage growth. if any wage growth at all, like we've seen over the last few years. >> reporter: his new ad is positive. >> mitt romney understands business. knows how to create jobs. and get our economy moving. >> reporter: but the former governor's path to a win looks difficult. in today's nbc news marist poll, romney's down by 6% in iowa, closer in new hampshire and wisconsin. that's where air force one went today, green bay. president obama back on the trail after suspending campaigning for hurricane sandy. he made his closing argument. >> we know what change looks like. and what the governor's offering sure ain't change. giving more power back to the biggest banks isn't change. leaving millions without health insurance isn't change. >> reporter: his new ad features colin powell. >> the president saved the auto industry. and the actions he has taken with respect to protect
mitt romney went to virginia, a swing state where the polls show the race tied, and made his closing argument. >> if the president were to be reelected, you'll see high levels of unemployment continue, and stalled wage growth. if any wage growth at all, like we've seen over the last few years. >> reporter: his new ad is positive. >> mitt romney understands business. knows how to create jobs. and get our economy moving. >> reporter: but the former governor's path to a win...
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well, post debate instant polls reveal that most voters believe mitt romney did better than president obama. a cnn orc poll shows that 67% of registered voters who watched the debate chose mr. romney as the winner while 25% chose mr. obama. a cbs snap poll showed that 45% identified mitt romney while 22% said barack obama won and 32% called it a tie. the candidates tangled over taxes and figures of cuts or increases. andrea mitchell looked into the truth behind the rhetoric of both candidates. >> let me repeat what i said. i'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. that's not my plan. my plan is not to put in place any tax cut that will add to the deficit. >> reporter: romney has proposed making the bush tax cuts permanent for all tax levels and then cutting all rates an additional 20%. he would repeal the alternative minimum tax and repeal the estate tax. they said mitt romney's tax plan would cost $4.8 trillion over ten years. he said his plan would be paid for but to pay for those he would have to close loopholes and get rid of some tax deductions, he said, and tax credits, but he'
well, post debate instant polls reveal that most voters believe mitt romney did better than president obama. a cnn orc poll shows that 67% of registered voters who watched the debate chose mr. romney as the winner while 25% chose mr. obama. a cbs snap poll showed that 45% identified mitt romney while 22% said barack obama won and 32% called it a tie. the candidates tangled over taxes and figures of cuts or increases. andrea mitchell looked into the truth behind the rhetoric of both candidates....
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a pew research poll also gave romney the lead. president obama leads a separate gallup poll in a survey of re registered voters. romney is focusing in the battleground state of ohio for the second day today. no republican has won the election without winning ohio. >>> a congressional committee will meet today to discuss last month's deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. it's expected to focus on serious missteps by the state department. ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed in that attack. a state department official will be one of the witnesses to testify before the house oversight committee. he is expected to deny reports the state department ignored requests for additional security in libya in the weeks before the attack. >>> today the supreme court will hear a case on whether race should be a factor considered in college admissions. the nine justices will hear the case of abigail fisher. she says she was denied admission to the university of texas austin in 2008 because she's white. the university sa
a pew research poll also gave romney the lead. president obama leads a separate gallup poll in a survey of re registered voters. romney is focusing in the battleground state of ohio for the second day today. no republican has won the election without winning ohio. >>> a congressional committee will meet today to discuss last month's deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. it's expected to focus on serious missteps by the state department. ambassador chris stevens and three...
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he's close to romney in some polls, ahead in one. rick santorum is surging among iowa's many social conservative, third in some polls. but romney can afford an iowa media blitz. winning this first in the nation republican contest is now plan a for mitt romney. from des moines, i'm steve handlesman, nbc news. >> congresswoman gabrielle giffords and other survivors of that deadly shooting in tucson, arizona will mark one year since that tragedy. they'll do that next month. several events will happen on january 8th. there lab communitywide ringing of the bells at 11 after 10 in the morning, the exact moment the shooting occurred. right now it is not clear which events giffords will attend or whether she'll speak. she is still recovering from the shooting that left six other people dead. >> a monumental week for d.c. homicide detectives. investigators have made several arrest, seven actual lirks some date back several years. today an arrest was made for a double murder that happened three and a half years ago on k street in northwest. on
he's close to romney in some polls, ahead in one. rick santorum is surging among iowa's many social conservative, third in some polls. but romney can afford an iowa media blitz. winning this first in the nation republican contest is now plan a for mitt romney. from des moines, i'm steve handlesman, nbc news. >> congresswoman gabrielle giffords and other survivors of that deadly shooting in tucson, arizona will mark one year since that tragedy. they'll do that next month. several events...
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. >>> a post-debate for mitt romney has him leading in at least one poll. a survey by pew research shows mitt romney now holds a 4-point lead over the president, 49% to 45%. it amounts to a huge swing for the former governor who trailed the president by 8 points in pew's previous poll, just about a month ago, 51-43. the poll shows romney's favorability is rising and he is making gains among women and hispanic voters. >>> mitt romney and president obama will be campaigning in the heartland today. romney will be visiting iowa. it will be the gop nominee easily seventh trip to iowa since finishing second in that state's caucuses in january. romney will visit ohio where the president will be this afternoon. mr. obama will be at ohio state university in columbus. he has campaigned on more than 30 college campuses this year. the first lady campaigning for the president today here in northern virginia. michelle obama will speak to supporters at the loudoun county fairgrounds in leesburg this evening. virginia has been a common stop for both candidates and their sp
. >>> a post-debate for mitt romney has him leading in at least one poll. a survey by pew research shows mitt romney now holds a 4-point lead over the president, 49% to 45%. it amounts to a huge swing for the former governor who trailed the president by 8 points in pew's previous poll, just about a month ago, 51-43. the poll shows romney's favorability is rising and he is making gains among women and hispanic voters. >>> mitt romney and president obama will be campaigning in...
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romney's 47% comment forced his campaign into days of damage control but a "usa today" gallup poll found 53% of independent voters found romney's comments will make no difference. 29% are less likely and 15% are more likely. susan mcginnis following it from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we did not hear before this hispanic audience romney mention that 47% number. on wednesday it was all about romney saying his campaign is about 100% of america. mitt romney tried to court the hispanic vote wednesday at a rally in miami. >> this party is the natural home for hispanic-americans because this is the party of opportunity and hope. ours is the party that will bring a brighter future. our party is the party of greatness. this is why hispanic-americans will join this campaign. we'll win because we'll get the support of you and your friends. >> reporter: he answered questions about immigration on univision. >> i'm not in favor of a deportation, massive deportation rounding up 12 million people and taking them out of the country. >> reporter: the toughest question of the day
romney's 47% comment forced his campaign into days of damage control but a "usa today" gallup poll found 53% of independent voters found romney's comments will make no difference. 29% are less likely and 15% are more likely. susan mcginnis following it from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we did not hear before this hispanic audience romney mention that 47% number. on wednesday it was all about romney saying his campaign is about 100% of america. mitt romney...